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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 975 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”

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  1. 1.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) Monday (d) river
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) first (d) short
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. asleep
  3. sit
  4. last
  5. dirty
  6. small
  7. heavy
  8. last
  9. hard
  10. short
  11. slow
  12. girl
  13. hot
  14. take
  15. winter
  16. pull
  17. soft
  18. hot
  19. weak
  20. rich
  21. big
  22. late
  23. below
  24. in
  25. small
  26. day
  27. first
  28. night
  29. weak
  30. strong
  31. evening
  32. young
  33. far
  34. fast
  35. cold
  36. clean
  37. light
  38. short
  39. sad
  40. early

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